Quick Answer. Numerous conditions, from cysts and hernias to several types of cancer, can cause a lump or mass in the lower abdomen, according to MedlinePlus. A person who notices an abdominal mass should seek medical attention, and a doctor can determine a diagnosis.
Definition of scape. 1  1 : a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (as the tulip); broadly : a flower stalk. 2  2 : the shaft of an animal part (as an antenna or feather)
Use scape in a sentence. 1  a leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion. 2  something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect's antenna. 3  the shaft of a column.  apophyge.